diff --git a/packages/x11/font/font-util-host/build b/packages/x11/font/font-util-host/build
index 4e17859b7b..ebafc2c31c 100755
--- a/packages/x11/font/font-util-host/build
+++ b/packages/x11/font/font-util-host/build
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@ setup_toolchain host
 
 cd $FONT_UTIL_DIR
 mkdir -p .objdir-host && cd .objdir-host
-../configure --prefix=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN
+../configure --host=$HOST_NAME \
+             --build=$HOST_NAME \
+             --prefix=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN
 
 make
 make install